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My military service started with Basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in 1976 and ended at Fort Hood in 1999. The photos and news articles are some highlights from my experiences, when I went through the photos to select the most interesting pic, I found that my life was summed up with a few photos. The snapshots are made with different film cameras, a Kodak 110 camera, Polaroid, or 35 mm film, not all were taken by me. If you want a photo right click and save.

The photo was taken at Fort Bliss, Texas 1982 - My Family had the honor of meeting 1SG Nick Bacon, Medal of Honor recipient. I received a call from my Platoon Sergeant Ron Carr to come over to his house he wanted me to meet a good friend of his. When we arrive Ron introduced us to Nick Bacon and his new wife. Nick was on his way to Fort McClellan and had stopped at Fort Bliss to visit with Ron Carr for a short time.
The older girl is Ron's daughter and Nick is holding my daughter Valerie Finch, it was Nick's ideal to place the medal around Valerie's neck.
1SG Nicky Bacon's citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. S/Sgt. Bacon distinguished himself while serving as a squad leader with the 1st Platoon, Company B, during an operation west of Tam Ky. When Company B came under fire from an enemy bunker line to the front, S/Sgt. Bacon quickly organized his men and led them forward in an assault. He advanced on a hostile bunker and destroyed it with grenades. As he did so, several fellow soldiers including the 1st Platoon leader, were struck by machine gun fire and fell wounded in an exposed position forward of the rest of the platoon. S/Sgt. Bacon immediately assumed command of the platoon and assaulted the hostile gun position, finally killing the enemy gun crew in a single-handed effort. When the 3d Platoon moved to S/Sgt. Bacon's location, its leader was also wounded. Without hesitation S/Sgt. Bacon took charge of the additional platoon and continued the fight. In the ensuing action he personally killed 4 more enemy soldiers and silenced an antitank weapon. Under his leadership and example, the members of both platoons accepted his authority without question. Continuing to ignore the intense hostile fire, he climbed up on the exposed deck of a tank and directed fire into the enemy position while several wounded men were evacuated. As a result of S/Sgt. Bacon's extraordinary efforts, his company was able to move forward, eliminate the enemy positions, and rescue the men trapped to the front. S/Sgt. Bacon's bravery at the risk of his life was in the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 1992
21st Military Police Company (ABN)
deployed as the Operation Sergeant, the 1SG was Les Bennett, and the Commander Capt. Ray Manna. The company mission to detain Haitian refugees headed to the United States. This is our Base camp.

Richard Finch - First duty station 3rd Platoon, 8th Military Police Company, 8th Infantry Division, 1976 - 1979 Coleman Barracks Army Airfield, Mannheim, Germany, The Airfield was established in 1925 for the City of Mannheim and taken over by the German Air Force in 1935, after WWII the Americans renamed the airfield as Coleman Barracks. During this period The Company was split up to support each brigade in the division. The company headquarters was located in Rose Barracks - Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 1992 - Deployed with the 21st Military Police Company (ABN) to detain Haitian refugees headed to the United States. This is our Base camp in the far background you can see a lighthouse .